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same from the russians when it comes to syria. let's not forget this all dates back to november and rejection of eu association agreement. as a result in part of russian coercion against ukraine, threats of economic sanctions as you said earlier, joy. then at that time the u.s. and eu had no response to the russian bullying. and we can't allow it to happen again. this time we have to have a coherent sort of coordinated response to what is going to be as ian said, more russian threats and attempts to keep ukraine in its orbit. i agree for president putin, this is an extremely important issue. he sees this in a very different way than we do. he sees it as a zero sum issue, where a victory for the west, pro-western forces in ukraine is a loss for russia and loss for him, irretrievably. >> mark? >> i wanted to make two points. while i don't give a lot of credence to much that comes out of yanukovych, the statement about fascist nazis highlights the strange bed fellows aspect of a lot of uprisings we're going to talk about. there are f
same from the russians when it comes to syria. let's not forget this all dates back to november and rejection of eu association agreement. as a result in part of russian coercion against ukraine, threats of economic sanctions as you said earlier, joy. then at that time the u.s. and eu had no response to the russian bullying. and we can't allow it to happen again. this time we have to have a coherent sort of coordinated response to what is going to be as ian said, more russian threats and...
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the civil war in syria. the nuclear talks with iran. and the man casting a long shadow over all of these issues, russia's president, vladimir putin. we'll coffer all that and much more with the secretary of state already live almost 350,000 miles in the name of american diplomacy. and good day. i'm andrea mitchell live from the state department here in washington. secretary of state john kerry joins me here in the treaty room. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you. >> a lot of cry says to cover, but first is ukraine. vladimir putin issued a drill to mobilize troops in western russia. how worried should we be about the military action into ukraine? >> well, andrea, first of all, let me just say that what has happened in ukraine is quite remarkable. it's a demonstration of the reper repeatidy shouthat should send message to russia. and mr. putin should listen to the ukrainians that want desire for change. that's number one. number two, the president, president putin in a telephone conversation with president obama just the othe
the civil war in syria. the nuclear talks with iran. and the man casting a long shadow over all of these issues, russia's president, vladimir putin. we'll coffer all that and much more with the secretary of state already live almost 350,000 miles in the name of american diplomacy. and good day. i'm andrea mitchell live from the state department here in washington. secretary of state john kerry joins me here in the treaty room. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you. >> a...
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we've seen him doing that in syria and other places. so this really feels to some degree like there's a little bit of a personnelment between putin and president obama in terms of the sort of struggle, this proxy battles we've been seeing sort of playing itself out all across the map. >> i think it was extraordinary yesterday presidents obama and putin spoke for over an hour. they have not spoken in months and they talked about syria, iran, ukraine. i think we are going to see a very tumultuous period, we already are, in u.s./russian relations. president obama cancelled a bilateral summit. he's plans to go to sochi in june for the g-8 group of eight meetings. how the united states and russia navigate the next several months, ukraine, mol dove a, georgia, both of these countries also are aligning themselves with europe. we've seen the very difficult political and economic environment that russia has put forward and the united states and europe must be united in how they approach mr. putin and his vision. these are going to be difficult d
we've seen him doing that in syria and other places. so this really feels to some degree like there's a little bit of a personnelment between putin and president obama in terms of the sort of struggle, this proxy battles we've been seeing sort of playing itself out all across the map. >> i think it was extraordinary yesterday presidents obama and putin spoke for over an hour. they have not spoken in months and they talked about syria, iran, ukraine. i think we are going to see a very...
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needs russia right now to work with us on syria. you asked her about syria. the u.s. needs russia to work with us on iran. these are countries that have a direct relationship right now to some of the international issues we care the most about. but at the same time, david, we can't forget about the people of ukraine. has all happened very fast. they are facing an incredibly uncertain period right now, economically, they are in somebody said to me they've gone from being the breadbasket of that part of the world to being a basket case. the imf, role of the u.s. all matters right now. >> i just think, too, as i think why this matters, it is ultimately about the united states and russia, but it's the also about what america stands for in the rest of the world, david. what is our voice? what is the president's voice? is it a foreign policy that's defined by its limitations or by its potential? and you look at, you know, this democratic fer meant on the streets. it's not just happening there, but lots of parts of the world. >> we've got a big test coming up. the crucial ba
needs russia right now to work with us on syria. you asked her about syria. the u.s. needs russia to work with us on iran. these are countries that have a direct relationship right now to some of the international issues we care the most about. but at the same time, david, we can't forget about the people of ukraine. has all happened very fast. they are facing an incredibly uncertain period right now, economically, they are in somebody said to me they've gone from being the breadbasket of that...
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that's about syria. this is how president obama described syria a couple of weeks ago on the situation there. >> we still have a horrendous situation on the ground in syria. the state of syria itself is crumbling. that is bad for syria. it is bad for the region. it is bad for global national security. >> and yet, this deterioration that the president describes follows the president issuing a red line for syria over chemical weapons and then stepping back from that. now you have the horrendous situation he describes. assad is stronger with russia's help. al qaeda and other jihadis are present in syria in an incredibly ominous way, and 95.5% of the most dangerous chemical weapons remain in that country. isn't it time for a new u.s. strategy? >> david, look, nobody is content with the situation in syria. from a humanitarian point of view, it's horrific. from a national security point of view, it's deteriorating. there's no question. we're constantly reviewing our options and we're constantly looking at ways
that's about syria. this is how president obama described syria a couple of weeks ago on the situation there. >> we still have a horrendous situation on the ground in syria. the state of syria itself is crumbling. that is bad for syria. it is bad for the region. it is bad for global national security. >> and yet, this deterioration that the president describes follows the president issuing a red line for syria over chemical weapons and then stepping back from that. now you have the...
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she also discussed some new details about the violent civil war in syria. we'll try to get those up for you and bring those comments to you in just a moment. >>> also in washington the national governor's association winter meetings resumed today. one governor who is keeping a low profile at the event, new jersey's chris christie. the republican did not answer questions from reporters saturday about the george washington bridge scandal. he's also leaving town today before tonight's big white house dinner. let me bring in someone from the governor's summit, delaware governor who last year was chairman of the national governor's association. good to have you here with us. what's talk of the weekend? what are you alls priority? >> our priorities are education, jobs, being good stewards of the taxpayers money. we had a great session this morning with secretary arne duncan. the president's proposal to invest significantly and a lot of great work going on in states across the country including delaware to make sure more kids have access to high quality early chil
she also discussed some new details about the violent civil war in syria. we'll try to get those up for you and bring those comments to you in just a moment. >>> also in washington the national governor's association winter meetings resumed today. one governor who is keeping a low profile at the event, new jersey's chris christie. the republican did not answer questions from reporters saturday about the george washington bridge scandal. he's also leaving town today before tonight's big...
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you know, we started out last summer with a kind of renewed effort on the issue of syria, and that's clearly fallen apart, as the talks last week in geneva would suggest. so we're really having some troubles reaching some understanding with the russians. you know, there's no senior american representative at the opening of the sochi olympics. i mean, a lot of things have kind of gone off the rails. but, you know, in fairness to our administration, you know, we are dealing with a putin-led russia that is a very difficult entity, much more so than a yeltsin-led russia was 20 years ago. >> ambassador, let me ask you, just to play devil's advocate, did we go too far in supporting the protesters back in december? our assistant secretary went out into the square with bread. did we provoke russia, sting our finger in the eye at all, do you think? >> i think russia's decision to essentially boycott ukraine over the associate membership issue is what really provoked the situation. that said, i think one learns in diplomatic school, you don't use a cell phone. you certainly don't use -- you kn
you know, we started out last summer with a kind of renewed effort on the issue of syria, and that's clearly fallen apart, as the talks last week in geneva would suggest. so we're really having some troubles reaching some understanding with the russians. you know, there's no senior american representative at the opening of the sochi olympics. i mean, a lot of things have kind of gone off the rails. but, you know, in fairness to our administration, you know, we are dealing with a putin-led...
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he was on a roll in syria. he was on a roll with his sort of iran policy. he was exerting a lot of clout for a fairly small economy relative to the european and the united states, and here suddenly the people of a country bordering him surprise him with their vehemence, their courage and their civic-mindedness and deal him a pretty severe setback. >> i want to listen to what susan rice said about warning about going back to a cold war dynamic. let's listen to this. >> the president is very plain and very forceful in his dealings with putin. but it's not necessary, nor is it in our interest to return to a cold war construct, which is long out of date and that doesn't reflect the realities of the 21st century. >> steve, is this the biggest risk we've seen of slipping back into some of the cold war dynamic? >> well, i think we've seen it for some time. you know, in 2008-2009 russia basically, you know, showed a lot of tough love with ukraine on its natural gas exports. we saw some of the tension over georgia in a number of other cases. but president obama thro
he was on a roll in syria. he was on a roll with his sort of iran policy. he was exerting a lot of clout for a fairly small economy relative to the european and the united states, and here suddenly the people of a country bordering him surprise him with their vehemence, their courage and their civic-mindedness and deal him a pretty severe setback. >> i want to listen to what susan rice said about warning about going back to a cold war dynamic. let's listen to this. >> the president...
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assad in syria, it shows how loyal putin is. but it's amazing sh he's in such a weak position so quickly. and that he was set to fly out with the private jets and border guards in the east that should have been loyal to him and russia blocked the flights. it's just extraordinary. >> thank you very much for joining me tonight. coming up, what brought the first lady together with amy poehler and will ferrell. and what thomas jefferson did say about religion and what he did not say about religion. and why he wouldn't much like cpac banning atheists from their meeting this year. that's next. this is interesting. it says here that a woman's sex drive increases at the age of 80. helps reduce the risk of heart disease. it seems that 80 is the new 18. grannies, bless your heart, you are bringing sexy back! eat up. keep heart-healthy. live long. for a healthy heart, eat the 100% natural whole grain goodness of post shredded wheat. doctors recommend it. [ car alarm chirps ] ♪ [ male announcer ] we don't just certify our pre-owned vehicl
assad in syria, it shows how loyal putin is. but it's amazing sh he's in such a weak position so quickly. and that he was set to fly out with the private jets and border guards in the east that should have been loyal to him and russia blocked the flights. it's just extraordinary. >> thank you very much for joining me tonight. coming up, what brought the first lady together with amy poehler and will ferrell. and what thomas jefferson did say about religion and what he did not say about...
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the two countries have had sharp disagreements over a number of issues, including iran and syria. president obama, president putin also discussed those two issues. president obama congratulated president putin on the olympics. but the focus of that conversation last night was on ukraine and how to bring about stability. but, of course, they also believe that the deal that was struck is incredibly fragile, and so that means that both leaders are going to continue to monitor the situation, and it could continue to be a source of consequence itter nation between the united states and russia. >> and we're talking here about a phone call. but any plans for the two men to meet face-to-face? >> reporter: well, it's a good question, tj. we know that officials have been talking about that. you'll recall that last summer president obama cancelled a planned bilateral meeting with president putin amid these mounting tensions between the united states and russian. also, of course, over the issue of edward snowden. now, the two men will see each other this summer at the g8 summit held in sochi.
the two countries have had sharp disagreements over a number of issues, including iran and syria. president obama, president putin also discussed those two issues. president obama congratulated president putin on the olympics. but the focus of that conversation last night was on ukraine and how to bring about stability. but, of course, they also believe that the deal that was struck is incredibly fragile, and so that means that both leaders are going to continue to monitor the situation, and it...
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if you think vladimir putin has taken a hard line on syria, ukraine is more vital to russia's interests, and putin isn't about to let the u.s. call the shots in his own backyard. on wednesday, sergey lavrov took aim at the west, encouraging the opposition to act outside the law. remind what the russians just did with ukraine when it came to giving them new loans. anyway, president putin is putting the onus on the so-called extremists, is who he's calling them, while trying to paint yanukovych as the victim. according to his office, the two men spoke by phone last night. the close communication isn't surprising given that ties between putin and this ukrainian president are one of the key reasons for the chaos. it goes back ten years to the orange revolution. that's what it was known at the time. the uprising marked a break between ukraine and pro-russian politicians, including yanukovych. but economic struggles put him back in power, and it fed concerns that appeared to be confirmed when ukraine backed away from a trade deal with the e.u. in favor of closer ties with putin. that's fuelle
if you think vladimir putin has taken a hard line on syria, ukraine is more vital to russia's interests, and putin isn't about to let the u.s. call the shots in his own backyard. on wednesday, sergey lavrov took aim at the west, encouraging the opposition to act outside the law. remind what the russians just did with ukraine when it came to giving them new loans. anyway, president putin is putting the onus on the so-called extremists, is who he's calling them, while trying to paint yanukovych...
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assad in syria, it shows how loyal putin is. but it's amazing sh he's in such a weak position so quickly. and that he was set to fly out with the private jets and border guards in the east that should have been loyal to him and russia blocked the flights. it's just extraordinary. >> thank you very much for joining me tonight. coming up, what brought the first lady together with amy poehler and will ferrell. and what thomas jefferson did say about religion and what he did not say about religion. and why he wouldn't much like cpac banning atheists from their meeting this year. that's next. [ tires screech ] [ car alarm chirps ] ♪ [ male announcer ] we don't just certify our pre-owned vehicles. we inspect, analyze, and recondition each one, until it's nothing short of a genuine certified pre-owned mercedes-benz for the next new owner. [ car alarm chirps ] hurry in to the mercedes-benz certified pre-owned sales event. visit today for exceptional offers. ♪ suddenly you're a mouthbreather. well, put on a breathe right strip and in
assad in syria, it shows how loyal putin is. but it's amazing sh he's in such a weak position so quickly. and that he was set to fly out with the private jets and border guards in the east that should have been loyal to him and russia blocked the flights. it's just extraordinary. >> thank you very much for joining me tonight. coming up, what brought the first lady together with amy poehler and will ferrell. and what thomas jefferson did say about religion and what he did not say about...
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they are central to trying to stabilize syria. any kind of destabilization within the russia sort of world concerns the u.s., but i think primarily, the president has to keep his eyes on the domestic concerns on the american society. >> every in the white house very clear that they don't want this to get back to a head-on conflict with russia. that serve's no one's interests, they think. >>> let's turn to politics. governor scott walker in washington for a meeting. but the republican says the recent release of some 25,000 pages of e-mails is simply old news. they are related to investigation from when he was a county executive. the e-mail suggests walker knew of a secret e-mail system in his office that was used to avoid public scrutiny. it is a bit complicated. the governor declined to give specifics on the case and accused democrats of playing politics. >> you had a democratic district attorney spend almost three years looking at every single one of those communications, interviewing people, talking to people, and closed the cas
they are central to trying to stabilize syria. any kind of destabilization within the russia sort of world concerns the u.s., but i think primarily, the president has to keep his eyes on the domestic concerns on the american society. >> every in the white house very clear that they don't want this to get back to a head-on conflict with russia. that serve's no one's interests, they think. >>> let's turn to politics. governor scott walker in washington for a meeting. but the...
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russia has interest in syria. just to lead our chess and say things that we can't back up, playing cards we don't have, doesn't win. it doesn't do any favor to people on the ground either to say assad must go two years ago and, yes, russia has interest in defending him. it has contributed actually to an escalation of the bloodshed. one has to watch words very carefully and go for the kinds of compromises that are possible. today, there is a potential compromise on the table and i think it's very important to build on that. the idea of shared power, the idea of early elections, even when we were dealing with the transition in poland back in 1999 that was a gradual compromise deal with the communist president remaining in power for two years. these are not all or nothing circumstances and simply to express the venom or to try to humiliate the other side will not solve problems on the ground. i'm all for compromise in this situation. >> but i think that you can also overstate it by saying that words somehow are empty
russia has interest in syria. just to lead our chess and say things that we can't back up, playing cards we don't have, doesn't win. it doesn't do any favor to people on the ground either to say assad must go two years ago and, yes, russia has interest in defending him. it has contributed actually to an escalation of the bloodshed. one has to watch words very carefully and go for the kinds of compromises that are possible. today, there is a potential compromise on the table and i think it's...
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but mark mckinnon, the syria crisis continues. well over a hundred thousand people killed. the level of brutality is staggering. the united states has stayed out, not gotten involved in it. but we've had two presidents, one that you worked for and the one in the oval office right now, have underestimated the brutality of vladimir putin. at what point is the united states going to have to treat him as is he, and that is one of the most destabilizing forces on the globe and someone who sees himself -- he sees himself as an enemy of the united states? >> yeah. i think that those -- the images broadcast on nbc from the olympics from syria, great credit to the network for showing those images off the top of the broadcast, i think were just devastating. it is a true crisis and true international crisis. that bright line has been crossed over and over again. that red line. and increasingly i think it's clear that the russians and syrians are working hand in hand and the crisis only continues to deteriorate as reported by andrea. >> thomas roberts? >> andrea, let me ask you about t
but mark mckinnon, the syria crisis continues. well over a hundred thousand people killed. the level of brutality is staggering. the united states has stayed out, not gotten involved in it. but we've had two presidents, one that you worked for and the one in the oval office right now, have underestimated the brutality of vladimir putin. at what point is the united states going to have to treat him as is he, and that is one of the most destabilizing forces on the globe and someone who sees...
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. >> what's happening in syria, you've got the iran peace talks breaking down, negotiations breaking down, and then in ukraine, it's just absolutely exploded. those three country, what do they have in common, every one protected by the man who's having a coming out party this week in russia, they are all putin's basically protectors. >> let's go to ukraine at least, where there's been massive developments overnight. eu foreign ministers are set to hold an emergency meeting as violence rages on in ukraine. images of thousands of protesters advancing on riot police, hurling molotov cocktails and setting massive fires have captivated the world. nbc news chief correspondent richard engel reports. >> reporter: it has all the signs of a revolution, and it's taking place in kiev's independence square. anti-government demonstrators barricaded themselves in, setting bon fires, throwing stones and lobbing molotov cocktails and even fireworks to keep riot police from driving them out. they dared the riot police to kill them, to kill their own countrymen. violence began hours earlier when radica
. >> what's happening in syria, you've got the iran peace talks breaking down, negotiations breaking down, and then in ukraine, it's just absolutely exploded. those three country, what do they have in common, every one protected by the man who's having a coming out party this week in russia, they are all putin's basically protectors. >> let's go to ukraine at least, where there's been massive developments overnight. eu foreign ministers are set to hold an emergency meeting as...